The Commission also supports Member States' efforts to tackle the gender pay gap through the European Semester process, eventually by recommending to a Member State to address this specific issue or some of its root causes, such as a lack of investment in childcare or fiscal disincentives preventing second earners - mainly women - to work or to work more.
Zo kan zij een lidstaat aanbevelen om iets te doen aan deze specifieke kwestie of aan enkele achterliggende oorzaken, zoals achterblijvende investeringen in kinderzorg of negatieve fiscale prikkels die tweede verdieners (hoofdzakelijk vrouwen) ervan weerhouden te werken of meer te werken.